diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 5ab7c808f0..6260779767 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -9204,12 +9204,13 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function resolveImportSymbolType(node: ImportTypeNode, links: NodeLinks, symbol: Symbol, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
-            links.resolvedSymbol = symbol;
+            const resolvedSymbol = resolveSymbol(symbol);
+            links.resolvedSymbol = resolvedSymbol;
             if (meaning === SymbolFlags.Value) {
-                return links.resolvedType = getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
+                return links.resolvedType = getTypeOfSymbol(symbol); // intentionally doesn't use resolved symbol so type is cached as expected on the alias
             }
             else {
-                return links.resolvedType = getTypeReferenceType(node, symbol);
+                return links.resolvedType = getTypeReferenceType(node, resolvedSymbol); // getTypeReferenceType doesn't handle aliases - it must get the resolved symbol
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.js b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e2f9ee403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.ts] ////
+
+//// [b.ts]
+export {
+    Hash,
+    StringHash, StringHash2
+};
+
+interface Hash<T> {
+    [key: string]: T;
+}
+
+type StringHash = Hash<string>;
+
+interface StringHash2 extends Hash<string> {}
+//// [a.ts]
+import {StringHash, StringHash2} from "./b";
+
+export {
+    doSome
+}
+
+const MAP: StringHash = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+
+const MAP2: StringHash2 = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+
+function doSome(arg1: string,
+                arg2 = MAP,
+                arg3 = MAP2) {
+}
+
+//// [b.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+//// [a.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+var MAP = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+var MAP2 = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+function doSome(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
+    if (arg2 === void 0) { arg2 = MAP; }
+    if (arg3 === void 0) { arg3 = MAP2; }
+}
+exports.doSome = doSome;
+
+
+//// [b.d.ts]
+export { Hash, StringHash, StringHash2 };
+interface Hash<T> {
+    [key: string]: T;
+}
+declare type StringHash = Hash<string>;
+interface StringHash2 extends Hash<string> {
+}
+//// [a.d.ts]
+import { StringHash2 } from "./b";
+export { doSome };
+declare function doSome(arg1: string, arg2?: import("./b").Hash<string>, arg3?: StringHash2): void;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92d7fb11a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/b.ts ===
+export {
+    Hash,
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(b.ts, 0, 8))
+
+    StringHash, StringHash2
+>StringHash : Symbol(StringHash, Decl(b.ts, 1, 9))
+>StringHash2 : Symbol(StringHash2, Decl(b.ts, 2, 15))
+
+};
+
+interface Hash<T> {
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(b.ts, 3, 2))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(b.ts, 5, 15))
+
+    [key: string]: T;
+>key : Symbol(key, Decl(b.ts, 6, 5))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(b.ts, 5, 15))
+}
+
+type StringHash = Hash<string>;
+>StringHash : Symbol(StringHash, Decl(b.ts, 7, 1))
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(b.ts, 3, 2))
+
+interface StringHash2 extends Hash<string> {}
+>StringHash2 : Symbol(StringHash2, Decl(b.ts, 9, 31))
+>Hash : Symbol(Hash, Decl(b.ts, 3, 2))
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/a.ts ===
+import {StringHash, StringHash2} from "./b";
+>StringHash : Symbol(StringHash, Decl(a.ts, 0, 8))
+>StringHash2 : Symbol(StringHash2, Decl(a.ts, 0, 19))
+
+export {
+    doSome
+>doSome : Symbol(doSome, Decl(a.ts, 2, 8))
+}
+
+const MAP: StringHash = {
+>MAP : Symbol(MAP, Decl(a.ts, 6, 5))
+>StringHash : Symbol(StringHash, Decl(a.ts, 0, 8))
+
+    a: "a"
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.ts, 6, 25))
+
+};
+
+const MAP2: StringHash2 = {
+>MAP2 : Symbol(MAP2, Decl(a.ts, 10, 5))
+>StringHash2 : Symbol(StringHash2, Decl(a.ts, 0, 19))
+
+    a: "a"
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.ts, 10, 27))
+
+};
+
+function doSome(arg1: string,
+>doSome : Symbol(doSome, Decl(a.ts, 12, 2))
+>arg1 : Symbol(arg1, Decl(a.ts, 14, 16))
+
+                arg2 = MAP,
+>arg2 : Symbol(arg2, Decl(a.ts, 14, 29))
+>MAP : Symbol(MAP, Decl(a.ts, 6, 5))
+
+                arg3 = MAP2) {
+>arg3 : Symbol(arg3, Decl(a.ts, 15, 27))
+>MAP2 : Symbol(MAP2, Decl(a.ts, 10, 5))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.types b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d20f7af45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.types
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/b.ts ===
+export {
+    Hash,
+>Hash : any
+
+    StringHash, StringHash2
+>StringHash : any
+>StringHash2 : any
+
+};
+
+interface Hash<T> {
+>Hash : Hash<T>
+>T : T
+
+    [key: string]: T;
+>key : string
+>T : T
+}
+
+type StringHash = Hash<string>;
+>StringHash : Hash<string>
+>Hash : Hash<T>
+
+interface StringHash2 extends Hash<string> {}
+>StringHash2 : StringHash2
+>Hash : Hash<T>
+
+=== tests/cases/compiler/a.ts ===
+import {StringHash, StringHash2} from "./b";
+>StringHash : any
+>StringHash2 : any
+
+export {
+    doSome
+>doSome : (arg1: string, arg2?: import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>, arg3?: StringHash2) => void
+}
+
+const MAP: StringHash = {
+>MAP : import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>
+>StringHash : import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>
+>{    a: "a"} : { a: string; }
+
+    a: "a"
+>a : string
+>"a" : "a"
+
+};
+
+const MAP2: StringHash2 = {
+>MAP2 : StringHash2
+>StringHash2 : StringHash2
+>{    a: "a"} : { a: string; }
+
+    a: "a"
+>a : string
+>"a" : "a"
+
+};
+
+function doSome(arg1: string,
+>doSome : (arg1: string, arg2?: import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>, arg3?: StringHash2) => void
+>arg1 : string
+
+                arg2 = MAP,
+>arg2 : import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>
+>MAP : import("tests/cases/compiler/b").Hash<string>
+
+                arg3 = MAP2) {
+>arg3 : StringHash2
+>MAP2 : StringHash2
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b5c731c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/declarationsForIndirectTypeAliasReference.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: b.ts
+export {
+    Hash,
+    StringHash, StringHash2
+};
+
+interface Hash<T> {
+    [key: string]: T;
+}
+
+type StringHash = Hash<string>;
+
+interface StringHash2 extends Hash<string> {}
+// @filename: a.ts
+import {StringHash, StringHash2} from "./b";
+
+export {
+    doSome
+}
+
+const MAP: StringHash = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+
+const MAP2: StringHash2 = {
+    a: "a"
+};
+
+function doSome(arg1: string,
+                arg2 = MAP,
+                arg3 = MAP2) {
+}
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